2023 journal article

Microtubule competition and cell growth recenter the nucleus after anaphase in fission yeast

MOLECULAR BIOLOGY OF THE CELL, 34(8).

By: K. Bellingham-Johnstun n, A. Thorn n, J. Belmonte  n & C. Laplante n

TL;DR: This work underlines how intrinsic properties of microtubules differently impact nuclear positioning according to microtubule network organization and cell size. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Active centering of the nucleus by microtubules is critical for symmetrical cell division in fission yeast. We determined that microtubule competition and cell growth influence this mechanism, resulting in the slow recentering of the nucleus after anaphase.